Rohingya Crisis: S Korea provides $ 1.5 million to UNHCR

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Dhaka
Publish- November 15, 2020

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South Korea has provided US$ 1.5 million to the UNHCR Bangladesh Office to support its activities in Cox’s Bazar under the 2020 Joint Response Plan(JRP) for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis.

Since the outbreak of the Rohingya crisis in 2017, the South Korean government has been closely working with the international community to resolve the refugee crisis, said the Korean Embassy in Dhaka on Sunday.

S. Korea to provide US$10 mln in aid for Rohingya refugees

YONHAP NEWS AGENCY

October 23, 2020 

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to provide US$10 million in humanitarian assistance to support Rohingya refugees who fled from Myanmar and hosting countries in the region, the foreign ministry said Friday.

Seoul made the pledge on Thursday during the virtual session of the Conference on Sustaining Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response, a multilateral channel set up to discuss humanitarian aid and other support measures for the ethnic minority.

S. Korea to help Rohingya aiding 50,000 radios and related education

arirang 
2020-01-28

The South Korean government says it will give 50,000 radios to Rohingya Muslims resettling in Myanmar.
These radios are aimed at helping them access information on administrative, health and education matters, among others.
Seoul has invested 500-thousand U.S. dollars to help some 730-thousand Rohingyas, becoming the first country to participate in ASEAN's new support program for the minority group's resettlement.
Korea has been providing the Rohingyas over 16 million dollars via other international organizations. Reporter : 

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